Pollution

There are several alternatives to road salt available to municipalities and individuals. But many of those options are less effective and less affordable, two guests recently said on WPR’s “The Larry Meiller Show.”

A valve failure on an Enbridge Energy oil pipeline in Wisconsin caused a spill that dumped some 69,000 gallons of oil into the ground.

After years of studying the deleterious effects of climate change on human health, a Wisconsin professor has come to view his work as less about devastation and more about hope. 

On Wednesday night, Milwaukee mother Deanna Branch stood before thousands of Democratic delegates to explain the dangers of lead pipes in Wisconsin.

Foam that sits on top of lakes in Dane County has high concentrations of toxic chemicals known as PFAS — moreso than anywhere else in the state. People should avoid the foam, but PFAS pose a higher, long-term threat to the environment and animals than to your health after a weekend spent paddleboarding.

The solar-powered air monitors track particulate matter, a tiny pollutant that’s linked to respiratory and other health hazards.

A water management specialist from the DNR shares what the organization is seeing so far this summer from routine checks of beaches around the state.

Gov. Tony Evers said the state is having a difficult time hiring a new secretary for the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources due to the firing of his appointees by […]

The individuals and municipalities involved in lawsuits over PFAS contamination face yearslong litigation in complex cases that could involve new and untested legal theories, experts say. Increasing awareness of the […]

At the beginning of this year, Gov. Tony Evers’ proposed spending more than $100 million to address pollution from so-called forever chemicals known as PFAS. Months later, Republican lawmakers called […]